Winter Storm, Harding
- When
- November 18, 5:30 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 18 to 19, 2000
A cold front brought very strong winds to the region along with some scattered snow showers. The region started out with snow depths of 2 to 8 inches from a previous storm, and the high winds caused ground blizzard conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A cold front brought very strong winds to the region along with some scattered snow showers. The region started out with snow depths of 2 to 8 inches from a previous storm, and the high winds caused ground blizzard conditions. Many of the country roads had visibilities down to 500 feet at times. Snow drifts of 3 to 4 feet were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Perkins
- When
- November 18, 7:40 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- November 18, 7:45 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Foot Hills
- When
- November 18, 8:00 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Butte
- When
- November 18, 8:00 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ziebach
- When
- November 18, 9:00 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Haakon
- When
- November 18, 10:00 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- November 18, 11:00 PM MST to November 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Todd
- When
- November 19, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bennett
- When
- November 19, 1:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Tripp
- When
- November 19, 2:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5162378, 5161022, 5161020, 5161021, 5162380, 5161025, 5162381, 5161019, 5161023, 5162379, 5161024.